Ventura County Stage Race

by strbuk May 16, 2009

Update: for reasons that are unknown (to me at least) Floyd Landis did not take part in yesterday’s Ventura races. Don’t know about today’s session, but the all-knowing twitterati will likely fill in the blanks  later. Looks like a few of the Team OUCH guys will be racing again this weekend in Ventura, California. The […]

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As the Klöden Turns

by Rant May 14, 2009

In the “What’s Old is News Again” department, a report issued by the University of Freiburg yesterday (eightzero provided the link) says that Andreas Klöden and Matthias Kessler, along with confessed doper Patrick Sinkewitz, made a visit to the University’s clinic on the eve of the 2006 Tour de France to top of their tanks, […]

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Two Tales for Tuesday

by Rant May 12, 2009

Tom Boonen catches a break — except from the UCI Looks like Tom Boonen is getting support from the Quick Step team, according to a brief article at CyclingNews.com. His team has announced that they will extend his current suspension, but they won’t fire him. Instead, they’re going to require that Boonen enter some sort […]

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Valverde Banned In Italy

by Rant May 11, 2009

Agence France Presse posted a story earlier today that professional cyclist Alejandro Valverde has been banned from racing on Italian soil for two years, based on his role in Operacion Puerto. The Guardian posts a Reuters story, which notes: Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde has been banned from racing in Italy for two years for his […]

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Joe Martin Wrap Up

by strbuk May 11, 2009

OUCH’s Rory Sutherland hung on to his slim lead in the overall and OUCH did its job for him yesterday as he won his third consecutive JMSR in Arkansas. OUCH sent out this press release: Fayetteville, AR – Rory Sutherland of the OUCH Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis came into the challenging final Stage […]

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Breaking New Ground?

by Rant May 10, 2009

Tomorrow (well, today by the time most people read this), the Italian Olympic Committee’s case against Alejandro Valverde will begin in Rome. It’s an interesting and unusual case, as it has the potential to break new ground in how anti-doping cases can be prosecuted, as the venerable Sam Abt wrote in The New York Times […]

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